The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-07-21
See Comraae TayIor's adv. on page 5.
"CARRION CROW"
4 sketch Of LIVELY Scrimmage in the Pelican
State.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Comrade j.
s. Alexander, of the 9th Ind, corrects Lieut.
J. G. Norton, OF the 23l Wis, about the battle,
known rs "Carrion Crow Hollow" of Nov. 3,
1863 | will give my recollection Of that fight,
as was there. and also have il in black and
white in my diary. The brigade was formed
of the 23d Wis. Goth and 9th Ind. SD and
Goth Ohio 18th III. and the 18th Ohio battery.
There was also cavalry force with us but how
much or what regiments | cannot tell.
Nov. we had been skirmishing with the
rebels and drove them several miles. There
was one cavalryman killed and one wounded.
During the evening there We're several men in
camp dressed as citizens, who pretended to be
hunting stray cattle, but they were rebel SOL
diers, and knew just how we lay and how many
men we had.
We were on our return from Opelousas 10
Brashear, La, and our First Brigade, Fourth Dr.
vision, Thirteenth Corps. was in the rear COM
manded by Gen. Burbridge. After we returned
from driving the enemy, our regiment signed
the pay-rolls, but were not paid until the 4th.
On Nov. 3 the SD Ohio was sent out 10 forage.
j was sick, and was excused from duty and was
not out in the forenoon. After the regiment re-
turned the men were just eating dinner when
the rebels attacked the piCkets again. The bril-
gade was called out on the doube-quick, and
as it came closer did up mine and my bunk
mates knapsacks, threw his on wagon and
put mine on my back, bst soon threw il OFF again,
as the rebels were coming three regiments
deep. There were at one time three regiments
against the Goth Ind. aud Goth Ohio. The rebel
cavalry were dressed in orr uniform, and got all
mixed up with US and took lot Of prisoners
| They would get our men cOrneTed in the woods
demand their surrender, aud then tell who
! they were.
They took one man Of Co. + not more than a
/ rod from where / stood. The Paymaster was
paying off a regiment, but he got his cash
| box in a wagon, with four or six mules hitched
! in aud colured man as driver and started out
! Of that, yelling at the darby 10 whip up. The
rebel cavalry were not two rods behind, yelling
to surrender, and would have had him but foI
the opportune arrival of the 9th Ind. from
| another division. i can imagine see that Oath
Ind. now, like an angel Of mercy, as il halted
| the front rank Eneeling on one knee rs il
poured in volley, when the rebels turned and
| fed. There was a chase of two or three miles
and we captured great many prisoners. My
Lieutenant was wounded, aud he had brother
In Go. killed. The heaviest lighting was in
the woods. Some Of the prisoners told Us then
] officers had said they would take our Who'll,
brigade without firing a gun, but they left
many dead on the field.
As soon as the 2ith Ind. heard firing its Col
onel asked his General TO Jet him come 10 US
but he would not II kept getting hotter, AND
the Colonel got his men into line and came {,
our help AZ a double-quick. Had he not don,
so our whole brigade, except the Sd Ohio
would have been killed or captured-Pay
master cash box aud ALL. ii. Dickson, Sec
ond Sergeant, Co. i, Goth Ind, New Philadel
phia, o.